An ovoid satsuma vaseBy Matsumoto Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Of tall section covered in a continuous ground of wisteria above which float an asymmetrical profusion of book-shaped figural, bird and flower, and landscape reserves, the titles of two including the signature Matsumoto Hozan and Dai Nihon Geijutsu, the base with square cartouche reading Hozan with Satsuma mon.
6in (15.2cm) high